Palten Diesel 1954 by Autocult

The
story of one of the worlds most successful transport vehicle began with the
start of the production of the Type 2 at the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg on
March 8th, 1950. The delivery van was very popular, not only in
Germany, also in Austria. This gave government agencies, the institute AVL List
and the Palten-Stahlindustrie GmbH the idea of offering an own, similar small
van.
The
company Palten-Stahlindustrie GmbH, located in Rottenmann (Styria) had
absolutely no experience in the field of automotive construction and
production. As a support, the back-then latest VW T2 was bought and examined
very carefully. But the thorough check of the van did not led to own knowledge,
which in turn would have implied an own development. Rather the VW T2 was more
or less copied. The result was a van that shared many common characteristics
with the Volkswagen van. The only area, which got a personal note by the Austrians,
was the front area. In contrast to the German model the Austrian van had an utterly
even front, without the big, striking V-shaped ribbing. Only the two
flush-mounted, high-positioned front lights and the embossed lettering
“Palten-Diesel” were in contrast to the rest of the front end. Also differing from
the VW example the semicircular windscreen had no division bar, but was built
as one part. Production of some experimental vehicles took place at the German
body maker Westfalia. Besides the transporter version it was also planned to
offer a pick-up and a bus version. All three versions should share the same
chassis and a 2-cylinder V-diesel-engine with 1.020 cc and 20 hp.
In
1954 in total 5 copies were set on wheels. They were used at several
exhibitions to attract customers. In the end an agreement with the Spanish
company FADISA was made and 2.000 copies were produced for the Iberian market
in 1956.

Description:

Palten Diesel 1954

Catalogue#:

ATC08008

Product Type:

Resincast

Scale:

1:43

Event:

Road, Concept Cars

Colour:

-

Drivers:

-

Sponsors:

-

Dates:

1951

Race/Position:

-

Release Date:

June 2018

Weight:

400 grams

Comments:

Limited edition of 333 pieces. Released 12/02/18

About Autocult

A relatively new maker of very well finished resincast models, established in 2015. Very imaginative choice of subjects, often concentrating on the more eccentric episodes in motoring history! Production limited to 333 pieces of each subject, which often means that we get one delivery and that is it, so pre-orders strongly recommended!! Made in China for Germany.